Stewarding A Wildlife Sanctuary Along The Wolastoq/Saint John River
STEWARDING A WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ALONG THE WOLASTOQ/SAINT JOHN RIVER
WRITTEN BY WENDY CARTY AND BILL COOK, LANDOWNER STEWARDS AND OWNERS OF THE IRIS CENTER FOR MINDFULNESS PEACE AND HEALING IN FREDERICTON, NEW BRUNSWICK
Our property is a sanctuary for both flora and fauna, from wild grapes and iris to bulrushes and birch, from the symphony of the peepers in the spring, birdsong throughout the year, busy beaver, and wildlife tracks in fresh winter snow we hold space for the safety and well-being for all Nature's creatures.
With 11.9 hectares (29.3 acres) of mutually, beaver and man-managed wetlands in the Fredericton city limits, you are challenged to find undeveloped and natural urban locations like ours. As business owners along the Wolastoq/Saint John River, we walk our property daily and share energy with the land and the species residing here. We are grateful we can offer this unique piece of land protection through a landowner stewardship agreement with the Nature Trust of New Brunswick.
Wendy Carty and Bill Cook on their property at the Iris Centre
We steward this property in ways that benefit us while allowing the species that live here to thrive. Our family and staff are as invested as we are in our stewardship efforts maintaining the property with trail signs and with wildlife in mind. Our environmental stewardship efforts are seen each season as we admire the species that nest, breed, and migrate through our unique property. We know our efforts to maintain this reciprocal relationship benefit us as much as it helps our natural environment.
To help increase the impact of conservation action in your area and to learn more about the Landowner Stewardship Program, contact Cheyenne Currie below or give her a call at (506) 457-2398.